Kōrero: Southland region

Wharekōrari and Wills at Waikawa (1 o 2)

Wharekōrari and Wills at Waikawa

In 1848 the naturalist Walter Mantell was travelling through the South Island with Alfred Wills and Wharekōrari, a Māori guide. He painted this view of Southland, with Wharekōrari seated at left, and Wills lying on his pack, facing the hills.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-103-079
Watercolour by Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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David Grant, 'Southland region - Early settlement', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/20103/wharekorari-and-wills-at-waikawa (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā David Grant, updated 1 May 2015